Thanks to Melissa’s sister and one of our neighbors who watched our kids this weekend, my wife and I got to have a weekend together. We decided to spend 2 nights at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Rossevelt in Glen Ellyn. Our first choice was to stay in downtown Chicago, but the hotel [...]
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Back in 2000 when Melissa and I lived in the bay area I fell into a fair bit of money from some stock options in the days of the .com boom. Instead of doing the responsible thing and saving for a down payment on a house, I went to a Jeep dealer and purchased [...] 2009 In review Purchased a worm bin in early March and got it going. Still going strong in the garage. Spring started on March 15th for us with a trip to Scooby’s Went to the Wheaton Native Illinois Plant sale, like we do every year. Need to get in line no later than 7:30am. [...] I finally got around to writing up our trip report for our 5 day trip up the Michigan west cost along Lake Michigan. Beautiful country up north. Great fun was had by all. Read about it here. [...] This was the first year for Mel and I to go to the Scottish Highland Games in Oakbrook, IL (chicago area). We have been to others before, just not in Chicago. The folks at the Illinois St. Andrews Society put on the games and in general I think they did a fine job. Especially [...] |
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